Monday, January 23, 2012

PopUp Cafe Info Session

Pop-up Café

Information Session

Date:Tuesday February 7th

Time:9:00 am

Location:License Commission

831 Mass. Ave., Cambridge

Since being introduced in Cambridge (2006), outdoor dining has been successful in increasing street life, creating a vibrant street atmosphere, making the sidewalk more interesting for pedestrians, supporting local businesses and enhancing sidewalk plantings.Annually 42 establishments participate in the program; 18 serving alcohol.

Pop-up Cafés are an opportunity to build on the success of the outdoor dining program by using on-street parking spaces for additional café space.This space can be combined with sidewalk seating to provide a larger seating area than previously permitted, or may allow outdoor dining in areas not previously permitted, due to limited sidewalk width.Pop-up Cafés have been popular in Europe and have recently been established in California, Pennsylvania, Canada and New York City.

About Me

To promote and maintain sustainable commerce in East Cambridge; to be a single voice for its members; to promote activities that bond East Cambridge businesses with their neighborhood; and to preserve the historical integrity and importance of East Cambridge